Saturday, August 29, 2015

A Message from the Medium

Coming out this October.

By Arianna Olynski "Psychic Sensation"Medium to the StarsAuthor of Our Supernatural Neighbors

When Jessica Fletcher's assistant emailed me that the best-selling author had need of a medium to help rid her house of noxious spirits, I got right on the case. I am a world renowned spiritualist, after all, or I will be as soon as my book starts selling. More important, I have the gift. What gift is that? No, I don't see dead people, but they do communicate with me, sometimes through smells or objects they leave around for me to find. Anyway, I know they're there. I can feel them.

Unfortunately as it turned out, Jessica--she told me to call her that--doesn't have an assistant. And the home in question wasn't hers at all. Her clever friend Eve Simpson, a real estate agent, posed as Jessica's secretary and offered me money to smoke out any negative influences from a huge white elephant of a house she was trying to sell. So much for honesty in advertising! Anyway, I arrived with my cameraman so we could document the "cleansing," which is what I do

Jessica thinks my hair looks like this.But I'm a blonde.

when I chase out the spirits. It's not an exorcism. I want to be very clear about that. That's a specialty practice and I don't deal with demons. I can handle poltergeists. They're fairly low-level spirits, in the sixth class, third order. Not terribly impressive. When I burn a sage stick and carry it throughout a house, I can see which rooms have the troublemakers and which don't. You have to watch the direction of the smoke.

Jessica had forgotten that I had taken one of her classes on writing years ago. Of course, I was Agnes Potts then. I couldn't keep that name once I discovered my gift. A medium needs a more exotic calling card to attract the right kind of clientele.

I'm sorry to say that Mrs. Fletcher is not a believer. I can tell. It isn't just because she refused to be interviewed for my online video program and confiscated my video card. She questions everything. You have to suspend your disbelief when you are pursuing spirits. You have to go by feelings, not facts. It's a shame she rejected my offers of help. If she'd agreed to appear on my show, I could have made her famous by now.

The Ghost and Mrs. Fletcher comes out this October 2015. We have an advanced reading copy, also known as an ARC, to give away to one lucky reader from North America. The drawing will take place on September 1st so there's time to tell your friends. To enter, just let us know below:

I have this pre-ordered and can not wait to read it! I love the series and this book sounds like so much fun. To answer your question, honestly I am not sure. I do think many of the "ghost hunters" and others of the like are good a creating the illusion of evidence; especially if that is how they earn their living. But, it is fun to watch for the entertainment value and to wonder.

I have never seen a ghost. But I know there are more things in the world than can be entirely explained by the 5 'regular' senses and/or science. My husband says our oldest (now 18) used to talk to his (hubs') maternal grandmother - whom he had never met, nor seen a picture, but could describe her to a "t".

Oh wow.. I would so love to win this one. Funnily enough I used to do ghost tours as I have a history background. Most of them were in old historical houses...and the stories people told me were incredible...thank you for the contest.Marilyn ewatvess@yahoo.com

Love the sound of this one and I so hope I win it. I used to do ghost tours with several Historical Houses so this is right up my alley. The things people tell you to would stand your hair on end. Thanks for the Contest. My Computer is having a glitch so if this posts twice please delete. Marilyn ewatvess@yahoo.com

And the winner is...Betsy Lewerenz! She will receive an advance reader's copy (ARC) of The Ghost and Mrs. Fletcher. Congratulations, Betsy! And thanks so much to all of you who participated in our drawing. The Ghost and Mrs. Fletcher will be released in October. Hope you all will look for it then in your favorite book store or library.We'll offer another giveaway next month. Meanwhile, keep an eye out for all the great authors at Killer Characters.

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